while working the MD QSO party yesterday, i was viciously attacked, both verbal
abuse directed to me and any station i tried to work. i was on 7.239.5 for 3
hours calling CQ - at 1922z, at least 2 stations declared they owned 7.240 and
began the attack. 2 hours later, they were still at it, but i left to eat
dinner,at my wife's request.
they recorded callsigns, exchanges, and other info and played them back - i
have no idea if in the time before they qrm'd, i actually was working stations
in the contest or these "people." i have been told by another station that
were interefered with as well on 7.235 just after i left for dinner. the same
MO - playing back a station calling CQ or answer a CQ.
i have sent an e-mail to the FCC, but have no recording of the event. i will
be hooking up a tape recorder to the rig and will have it ready to go at all
times. the minor QRM didn't bother me, i was able to work 35 stations in that
2 hour period. when they transmitted overtop of the station i was working, i
asked for a little patience and was able to piece it all together - felt like
i was practicing for SS. when they started in with the bigotry and racism, i
got a very mad and lost my cool for a few minutes. i let the DVK run for a bit
while i got a drink of tea, but never left the frequency.
the irony was, they were mad i about contesters killing ham radio, i guess the
ends justify the means in their reality.
-steve hanlon
KB3KAQ
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